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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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locality  Speak Example sentences
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[杀虫剂] a chemical used to kill pests
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房间)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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[体格] natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
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[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
maltreat  Speak Example sentences
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[好战的] fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
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[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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[使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[发票,开发票] bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
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[骚扰,干扰] trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
nicety  Speak Example sentences
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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[考虑,深思,冥想,仔细计划] dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
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[使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
nullify  Speak Example sentences
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[使无效] make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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[氧化物] any compound of oxygen with another element; a binary chemical compound of oxygen
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[长方形的] having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
optical  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[假定,冒昧] the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
overlap  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,假设,前提] a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[准确,精密] precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
patriotism  Speak Example sentences
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[家禽,食用家禽] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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[富豪,要人,突出的人物] powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
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[爱国主义,爱国心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[平静的] peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
perceptible  Speak Example sentences
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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[可以感觉到的,可见的] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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[活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
physique  Speak Example sentences
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[体格] natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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[可接受的,美味的] acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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[在前的] ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something